African countries also feature prominently in the latest onion export figures. In the most recent figure, exports are well above 20.000 tonnes. Nothing wrong with that, but compared to the five-year average, exports were still disappointing.
In week 33, 21.292 tons of onions crossed the border, according to figures from KCB/GroentenFruit Huis. It comes as no surprise that exports are taking a step back compared to 24.770 tons in week 32. At that time, there was a boat for Senegal. The five-year average is 26.813 tons. In total, 111.895 tons have now been exported this season, compared to 118.345 last season. The backlog therefore remains within limits.
Ivory Coast, Great Britain and Senegal are the main destinations this week with 4.304, 2.305 and 1.959 respectively. Ivory Coast has already taken 25.598 tonnes this season compared to 10.782 tonnes last season. For Senegal the ratio is exactly the opposite with an import of 11.758 tonnes this season and 25.481 tonnes last season. That more or less cancels each other out. Of the large importers it is mainly Great Britain that is lacking with 14.699 tonnes this season compared to 21.327 tonnes a year ago.